Joel Embiid The way I was playing a year ago it's not the way I'm playing right now It sucks But I believe I probably need to fix the problem and then I'll be back at that level but it's hard to have trust when you're not yourself It's tough You know you can do so much more

Fred VanVleet on the process and adjustments required of him after recovering from ACL injury returning to full game shape and getting his body ready for NBA speedI'm not a game-speed workout guy I don't even go that fast in the games

Kwame Brown blames LeBron James for destroying Russell Westbrook and hurting the development of Dalton Knetch for his son Bronny James He also predicts something similar will happen with Joel Embiid if he fails to play 70 games this season and with VJ Edgecombe

Rafael and Ime have talked about wanting to get your minutes down at points this season-Kevin Durant Why I'm better on the court The team is better when I'm on the court That's what I'm supposed to be training for is to play the long haul 48 minutes a night If the game needs me to be out

Steven Adams on his rehab process Yeah it was a bloody ankle injury there are a lot of bones out there mate you know what I meanIt's a bit complicated It's good just to be back out there on the court it's been a while the rehab is long and grueling You know you have to reteach the body

Bill Russell One thing I have a quarrel with is that I had better players I personally worked with them to make them better players I did things physically emotionally and intellectually to make my teammates better players They took advantage of the situation that was part of my creation

Kon Knueppel Im not super athletic so being able to play off two feet now they have to be ready for a shot fake or a pivot It kind of evens the playing field It evens out the athleticism